Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 807 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 32 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?

Free debate lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/debate-for-students